Isabelle Huppert facts for kids
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Isabelle Huppert
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Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert
16 March 1953 Paris, France
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| Alma mater | Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Versailles Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO) Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1971–present |
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| Partner(s) | Ronald Chammah (1982–present) |
| Children | 3, including Lolita Chammah |
| Relatives | Caroline Huppert (sister) |
| Awards | Full list |
Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (born on March 16, 1953) is a famous French actress. Many people think she is one of the best actresses of her time. She is known for playing many different kinds of characters.
Isabelle Huppert has been nominated for the César Awards (which are like the Oscars in France) 16 times. She has won two of these awards. She has also won many other important awards, like 5 Lumière Awards, a BAFTA Award, and awards from the Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and Venice Film Festival. She even won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. In 2020, The New York Times newspaper said she was the second greatest actor of the 21st century!
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About Isabelle Huppert's Career
Isabelle Huppert first got a César Award nomination for her role in the film Aloïse (1975). She later won the Best Actress César Award for La Cérémonie (1995) and Elle (2016). For her work in The Lacemaker (1977), she won a BAFTA Award for being a promising new actress.
She also won the Best Actress award twice at the Cannes Film Festival. These wins were for Violette Nozière (1978) and The Piano Teacher (2001). She also won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress twice at the Venice Film Festival for Story of Women (1988) and La Cérémonie. Some of her other well-known French films include Loulou (1980), 8 Women (2002), and Amour (2012).
For her role in Elle, Isabelle Huppert was nominated for an Academy Award. She also won a Golden Globe and an Independent Spirit Award for this film. She has acted in many international films. Some of her English-language movies include Heaven's Gate (1980), I Heart Huckabees (2004), Louder Than Bombs (2015), and Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022).
Isabelle Huppert is also a very active stage actress. She has been nominated nine times for the Molière Award, which is a top theater award in France. She received an honorary award in 2017. She also won the Europe Theatre Prize in the same year. She performed on stage in London for the first time in 1996 in the play Mary Stuart. Her New York stage debut was in 2005 in a play called 4.48 Psychosis.
Early Life and Education
Isabelle Huppert was born in Paris, France, on March 16, 1953. Her mother, Annick, was an English language teacher. Her father, Raymond, made safes. Isabelle is the youngest of five children. She has a brother and three sisters, including filmmaker Caroline Huppert. She grew up in a town called Ville-d'Avray.
Isabelle's mother encouraged her to start acting when she was young. She became a teenage star in Paris. She studied acting at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Versailles. She won an award there for her acting. She also studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD).
Her Acting Journey
Starting Out in the 1970s
Isabelle Huppert first appeared on television in 1971. Her first movie was a romantic comedy called Faustine et le Bel Été (1972). This film was shown at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. That same year, she acted in The Bar at the Crossing and César and Rosalie. She also started her theater career in Paris in 1971.
In 1974, she gained attention for her role as Suzanne in the comedy Les Valseuses. She acted alongside famous actors Gérard Depardieu and Jeanne Moreau. This role helped her become more recognized by the public.
Her big international success came with the film La Dentelliere (1977). For this movie, she won a BAFTA award. The next year, she won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in Violette Nozière (1978). This was the first of many times she would work with director Claude Chabrol.
The 1980s and Beyond
Isabelle Huppert made her first American film in 1980, called Heaven's Gate. In the 1980s, she continued to play interesting and sometimes mysterious characters. She was nominated for a César Award for her role in Coup de foudre (1983). She also acted in the thriller The Bedroom Window (1987). She received praise for her role in Claude Chabrol's Une Affaire de Femmes (1988).
In 1994, she worked with American director Hal Hartley on the film Amateur. She also received praise for her role in La Séparation (1994). In La Cérémonie (1995), she played a post-office worker. For this role, she won the César Award for Best Actress and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She continued to work with director Chabrol in films like Rien ne va plus (1997).
In 2001, Isabelle Huppert worked with director Michael Haneke for the first time in his film The Piano Teacher. She played a piano teacher named Erika Kohut. Her performance in this film was very impressive. She won the Best Actress prize at Cannes for it.
In 2002, she acted in the musical film 8 Women. She was praised for her role as the strict aunt in the movie. In 2004, she starred with Dustin Hoffman in I Heart Huckabees. Isabelle Huppert has worked with directors from many different countries, including Italy, Russia, and Asia.
She is also a very well-known stage actress. She has been nominated for the Molière Award seven times. In 2005, she toured the United States with a play called 4.48 Psychosis. In 2009, she starred in the film White Material.
Isabelle Huppert was the head of the jury at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. She had been a jury member and host in previous years. She also won the Best Actress Award twice at Cannes. As president, she and her jury gave the top prize, the Palme d'Or, to The White Ribbon. This film was directed by Michael Haneke, who also directed her in The Piano Teacher.
Recent Work in the 2010s and 2020s
In 2010, Isabelle Huppert appeared in the TV show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2012, she starred in two films that competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival: Amour and In Another Country. Amour won the top prize.
In 2013, she acted in the play The Maids with Cate Blanchett. This play also toured in New York in 2014. She continued to act in films like The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2013) and Louder Than Bombs (2015).
In 2016, she starred in two highly praised films: Things to Come and Elle. For her role in Elle, Isabelle Huppert won many awards. These included the Golden Globe Award, the César Award, and the Independent Spirit Award. She was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
In 2017, she received the Europe Theatre Prize. In 2019, she played the main role in the play The Mother in New York. During this time, she also acted in films like Happy End (2017), Greta (2018), and Frankie (2019).
Isabelle Huppert's recent films include EO and Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (both from 2022). In 2024, she starred in A Traveler's Needs, which won a special award at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival.
On stage, she has starred in plays like The Glass Menagerie (2022) and The Cherry Orchard (2023). She has been nominated for Best Actress in a Play at the Molière Awards for these roles. She also performs in the experimental play Mary Said What She Said.
Isabelle Huppert is also a global ambassador for the fashion brand Balenciaga. In 2024, she was the Jury President for the main competition at the 81st Venice Film Festival.
Personal Life
Isabelle Huppert has never been married. She has been in a relationship with writer and director Ronald Chammah since about 1982.
She has three children with Ronald Chammah. Her daughter, Lolita Chammah, is also an actress. They have acted together in five films, including Copacabana (2010).
Isabelle Huppert owns two movie theaters in Paris. Her son, Lorenzo, helps manage them.
Awards and Honors
Isabelle Huppert has been nominated 16 times for the César Award, making her the most nominated actress in its history. She won Best Actress twice: in 1996 for La Cérémonie (1995) and in 2017 for Elle (2016).
She is one of only four women who have won Best Actress twice at the Cannes Film Festival. She won in 1978 for Violette Nozière and in 2001 for The Piano Teacher.
She is also one of only four women who have won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress twice at the Venice Film Festival. She won in 1988 for Une affaire de femmes and in 1995 for La Cérémonie. Both of these films were directed by Claude Chabrol. She also received a special award in 2005 for her role in Gabrielle.
Isabelle Huppert was voted Best Actress twice at the European Film Awards. She won in 2001 for The Piano Teacher and in 2002 with the whole cast of 8 Women. The cast of 8 Women also won a Silver Bear award at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival.
She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and was nominated for her first Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in Elle.
In 2008, she received the Stanislavsky Award for her great acting achievements. She has also received high honors from the French government. She was made a Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite in 1994 and an Officer in 2005. She was made a Knight of the Légion d'honneur in 1999 and an Officer in 2009. In 2022, she received the Honorary Golden Bear Lifetime Achievement Award at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.
Europe Theatre Prize On December 17, 2017, she received the 16th Europe Theatre Prize in Rome.
See also
In Spanish: Isabelle Huppert para niños
- List of actors nominated for Academy Awards for foreign language performances
- List of French Academy Award winners and nominees
